Agmt 2007 California State Coastal Conservancy

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INVASIVE SPARTlNA PROJECT asP) monitoring and mapping activities for the ISP incorporate CEQAlNEP A compliance and permitting required for implementation of the Control Program. CONSISTENCY WITH CONSERVANCY'S STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S) & OBJECTIVE(S) As described in previous staff recommendations (Exhibits land 2) and associated Conservancy resolutions, the ISP and implementation of the Control Program are consistent with the San Francisco Bay Program Goal Matrix under Regional Projects that identifies the Spartina Control project as a program of regional significance under the Strategic Plan. Consistent with GoalS, Objective C of the Conservancy's Strategic Plan, the proposed project will continue implementation of approximately 23 projects to eradicate between 1,000 to 1,800 acres of non-native invasive species that threaten native coastal habitats. Ifleft uncontrolled non~native invasive Spartina will potentially spread up and down the coast to other California estuaries. Consistent with Goal 10, Objective A, the proposed project will continue to implement the ISP Control Program to prevent up to 69,402 acres of marsh and mudflats from being invaded and potentially covered by invasive Spartina and hybrids and to preserve and restore natural habitats in the San Francisco bay lands. CONSISTENCY WITH CONSERVANCY'S PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA & GUIDELINES: As discussed in previous staff recommendations (Exhibits land 2), the proposed project remains consistent with the Conservancy's Project Selection Criteria and Guidelines adopted January 24,2001, in the following respects: Required Cri~eria I 1. Promotiok of the Conservancy's statutory programs and purpoJes: See the "Consistency with Conservancy's Enabling Legislation" section above. 2. Consistency with purposes of the funding source: See the "Project Financing" section above. 3. Support of the public: The 2007 ISP Control Program is strongly supported by findings of the Third International Invasive Spartina Conference (November, 2004). Renowned scientists from the San Francisco Bay Area, other coastal states, and around the world agree that the Conservancy should continue its aggressive actions to eradicate invasive Spartina from the Estuary. The objective of eradication of invasive Spartina is also specifically supported in the Goals Report and by the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture. Furthermore, in the published Comprehensive Conservation . Management Plan for the San Francisco Estuary, San Francisco Estuary Project 9 EXHIBIT 4